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#4 Helena Costa
A Portuguese born football manager, Helena Costa has worked with Benfica's youth team for 13 years from 1997 to 2010. While she was working with Benfica, she also managed lower league side Cheleirense, winning the Lisbon championship in 2006.
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Costa went to manage two women's teams, winning two league titles with S.U. 1º Dezembro in 2007 and 2008, and taking Odivelas to promotion to the top flight as champions in 2009.
Celtic came calling as Costa worked with the Scottish club as a scout on the hunt for good up and coming players. After a couple of years as a scout, the Portuguese manager took charge of Qatar's women team from 2010-2012 and Iran's women team for the next two years.
An experienced manager and football operator, Costa was appointed scout of German Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt in 2017, as she continues to work and learn the sport in different markets.
